GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| calculated | apt |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |